The CLSS designation is the lodging industry’s highest acknowledgement of professionalism for security supervisors in the hospitality industry and a stepping stone to career advancement.
Your property depends on you to manage emergencies, keep the property safe and practice effective human resources skills with security employees. You succeed because of your sound judgment and practical skills. Earn the Certified Lodging Security Supervisor certification to increase your professionalism and show that you are an outstanding lodging security supervisor.
The CLSS designation is the lodging industry’s highest acknowledgement of professionalism for security supervisors in the hospitality industry and a stepping stone to career advancement.
Prerequisites
You qualify for the CLSS if you are currently employed in a position where you supervise two or more people, have responsibilities for security issues at property-level, has job duties that are at least 20 percent supervisory in nature and include such tasks as scheduling, training, interviewing, disciplining, inspecting, and conducting performance reviews; makes decisions and judgment calls while performing daily duties; and have input on hiring and firing decisions within a department.
Candidate Time in Position: 3 months. The time in position requirement may be eliminated if you have one of the following conditions:
How to Obtain Certification
How to Apply
Upon purchase, you will be required to complete an online application to ensure you meet the prerequisites. Until your application is approved, you will be unable to access the exam preparation resource materials that are part of your purchase.
To apply:
Following application approval, your exam preparation resource materials will become available under “My Learning & Exams.” If your application is denied, you will be entitled to a refund of your entire package.
Resource Materials
Candidates will receive the digital CLSS study guide.
Exam
You will need to connect with a proctor and register for a proctored exam session before you see the exam under the “My Learning and Exams” dashboard.
Follow the prompts to identify a proctor.
NOTE: Proctors will need to follow an approval process. When you have identified a proctor, be sure to share the proctor approval process.
Once your proctor schedules an exam session, they will send you and enrollment link, select enroll and you can access your exam under Scheduled Exams on your Learning and Exam dashboard. On the day of the exam, select Launch exam, your Proctor will enter in the Exam Session password and your exam will start.
Results
Once you have submitted your exam, you will receive a pass/fail notification. Once your Proctor has closed out the Exam Session you’ll see your exam results/certificate under the Certificate/Results tab on your Learning and Exam dashboard.
Upon passing the exam, you will be granted access to your digital certification certificate.
Additional Information
For additional information, please contact the Professional Certification Department:
Email: certification@ahlei.org | Phone 407-999-8100 or 888-575-8726
The CLSS designation is the lodging industry’s highest acknowledgement of professionalism for security supervisors in the hospitality industry and a stepping stone to career advancement.
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